So what's keeping Harvest Moon fans giddy with infectious glee? The arrival of Rune Factory, a spin-off of the aforementioned series, is just around the corner now. So, what better way to anticipate its release than to drool over more scans from Famitsu!

Well, if you can't understand the Japanese text, the pictures themselves are pretty to look at. The character designs are way impressive, and even more, the creatures look astounding. Everything about this game looks so fresh; that "familiar-but-not-exactly-the-same" look and feel. While it does have a cute factor, it isn't too cutesy-wutesy for the more hardcore players (all together now: "Oooh, dragon!").

More scans from before, here and here.